Method for manufacturing a knitted fabric comprising a vertical yarn filament

US10323344B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• H. Stoll AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Joerg Hartmann · Leonberg, DE
• Francesco Collura · New York, US
• Thomas Nonnenmacher · Neckartenzlingen, DE
• Achim Ulmer · Gomadingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 7, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 18, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 2, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D10B2403/02431
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a knitted fabric embodying a basic knit, into which at least one functional yarn filament, such as an electrically conductive yarn filament, is incorporated as a vertical yarn filament (F3). The basic knit is formed from a first and a second yarn (F1, F2) using a plaiting technique. The vertical yarn filament (F3) is incorporated by a third yarn carrier (FF3) positioned, on a third yarn carrier rail located between respective yarn carrier rails for the first and the second yarn carriers (FF1, FF2), at a location at which the vertical yarn filament (F3) is to be incorporated. During formation of a sequence of stitch rows (MR1-MR7) using the first and second yarns (F1, F2), the first yarn (F1) is guided over the vertical yarn filament (F3) on a front side of the knitted fabric and the second yarn (F2) is guided over the vertical yarn filament (F3) on a back side of the knitted fabric.